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vertical nystagmus

Etiology: - commonly congenital or acquired after prolonged periods of blindness - central vertigo due to vertebrobasilar stroke* * patients with cardiovascular risk factors * especially with neurologic deficit, visual changes, or mental status changes Clinical manifestations: - nystagmus in which the eye moves with equal speed in both directions Radiology: - MRI of the brain if central vertigo supected

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nystagmus

References

  1. Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. Stephen Goldberg, MedMaster Inc, Miami, 1995
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018